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CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: Live from London, I'm Christina Macfarlane. This is "One World". We are standing by to hear from the Prime
Minister of Greenland this hour. We'll bring that to you live once it happens.
European leaders, meanwhile are holding an emergency summit in Brussels in a couple of hours to discuss what comes next, one day after Donald Trump
backed down from his threat to use force to take Greenland. Well, the U.S. President, meanwhile has left the World Economic Forum where he met with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a short time ago.
And earlier, he attended a signing ceremony for the so-called Board of Peace tasked with rebuilding Gaza. Well, but it's the Greenland issue that
has dominated Davos after threatening to take the Danish territory by force, Trump announced on Wednesday that he and NATO Chief Mark Rutte had
reached a framework of a future deal without providing any specifics.
And we should note, Twitter doesn't have the authority to negotiate such a deal. So, let's take a closer look at all the events in Davos. CNN's Oren
Lieberman is joining us from Jerusalem. Nick Paton Walsh is here in London, and Richard Quest is joining us in Davos. Let's go straight to Richard,
where quite frankly, Richard, it's been a head spitting couple of hours.
We've had the departure of Donald Trump after that meeting with President Zelenskyy, followed by a blistering and very frustrated speech from
President Zelenskyy directed at Europeans. And meanwhile, the details around the Greenland deal still remain somewhat sketchy and undefined as to
what was actually agreed between Donald Trump and Mark Rutte.
So, what is the reaction been to all of this? What are you hearing there?
RICHARD QUEST, CNN ANCHOR: Yeah. Well, a very good summary there, if I may say so, Christina, of the situation. And frankly, nobody really knows.
Nobody really knows --
MACFARLANE: And Richard, I'm going to have to cut you off at that note, because the Prime Minister of Greenland is now speaking. Let's listen in.
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JENS-FREDERIK NIELSEN, GREENLANDIC PRIME MINISTER: -- Representatives have met with our foreign ministers. They have agreed to initiate discussions in
a high-level working group that will work towards finding solutions to the U.S. interest in Greenland, without compromising the integrity of the
territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, but also upholding the integrity of the western alliance.
Our goal and wish, is to continue a peaceful dialog based on cooperation with respect for our constitutional position, international law, the right
to our country and the right to self-determination. U.S. political level representatives have met with our foreign ministers.
They have agreed to initiate discussions in a high-level working group that will work towards finding solutions to the U.S. interest in Greenland
without compromising the integrity of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, our integrity and our right to self-determination.
Greenland continues to take the security situation in the Arctic seriously. We have always been and remain dedicated to the NATO alliance as we seek to
strengthen the security in the Arctic through important initiatives, including a more permanent NATO mission in Greenland and increased military
presence and exercise activities.
I believe that everyone who has set foot here in Greenland already know where we stand in this situation, but I will say it again just to be clear.
Greenland chooses the Greenland we know today as part of the Kingdom of Denmark. We have developed our society, democracy and country for many
years under the framework of the Kingdom of Denmark and the NATO alliance.
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We have obtained self-rule, our right to self-determination within the framework it must continue. You have all seen the demonstration here in new
glass Saturday against USA. It is not a demonstration against our long- lasting friendship or close cooperation. It is against disrespect for international rule of law, democracy and our right to self-determination.
One cannot question the voice of the people. To summarize, we choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU, we choose NATO. This is not only a
situation for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark. It's about the world order for all of us. To conclude we Greenlanders are peaceful people, which
also reflects our approach to the world around us, even though the world around us is very uncertain.
We have and will continue to seek respectful dialog through diplomacy and normal channels.
Thank you. And now it's time for questions. First to CNN.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Thank you very much. Nic Robertson from CNN. Is Greenland safe now from the threat of U.S.
ownership, if not? Why not? And does Donald Trump the United States get anything more out of this agreement than he already had? And what are the
details of that agreement?
NIELSEN: Thank you for the question. First of all, nobody else than Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have the mandate to make deals or
agreements about Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark without us. That's not going to happen. In terms of the deal, they've been talking about.
I don't know what's concrete in that deal, either, but I know that we have now a high-level working group working on a solution for both parties. We
have said from the beginning, in Greenland, we have some red lines. We cannot cross the red lines. We have to respect our territorial integrity.
We have to respect international law sovereignty. We are ready to cooperate more in economics in other areas, but that's something we have to talk
about in mutual respect, in terms of wanting to own Greenland that your first question. Until yesterday, we couldn't rule out anything.
As I hear it, the will to have Greenland to own Greenland was still a part of the rhetoric yesterday. But as I said, respectful dialog through the
right channels is what we have been seeking from the get go, and I also feel that's the intention now from the other parties, and I'm happy for
that. Thank you. AFP.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you -- from AFP regarding the discussions yesterday between Trump and Rutte, to which extent, were you kept in the
loop at all?
NIELSEN: As I understand, the discussions between the president and booty yesterday was about the common goal, the thing we actually agree on, we
have to do more on security in our area, in the Arctic area and we have had representative from Greenland and the Danish government speaking, talking
to Mark Rutte just a couple of days ago.
And the impression I have is that what we said there, that we have some clear red lines, was been delivered to the president, and nothing about a
deal on mineral resources or anything else. But that's something the further discussions that we are willing to take and welcome a dialog in a
working group, high level working group, that's what that will show.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
NIELSEN: Then Financial Times.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's been some discussion about the U.S. potentially trying to seek sovereignty over small pockets of Greenland, for example, a
too thick.
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Is that something that you guys would consider, or is this a case of not one inch of Greenlandic land?
NIELSEN: As I said, we are ready to discuss a lot of things, and we are ready to negotiate a better partnership and so on. But sovereignty is a red
line, national -- our integrity and our borders and international law is definitely a red line that we don't want anyone to rush.
And I don't think that is strange at all, but a great partnership, a strong partnership, mutual respect and in the frame, we already have both in NATO
and in the defense agreement with the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, we are able to do a lot more. So, let's discuss that in a
respectful way.
And I think our partnership can be much stronger. Al Jazeera.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you -- from Al Jazeera. As this crisis appears to recede, you will also be getting ready, on some level, to welcome more
United States personnel and citizens to Greenland, whether they're in the form of military, mining contractors, tourism, I believe, is up.
I wonder if you could just elaborate a little bit on the relationship between Greenland and the United States. Moving forward, how shaken is that
relationship? Will U.S. citizens be welcomed to Greenland in the future?
NIELSEN: First of all, what we have said from the beginning is we want a respectful and peaceful, really relationship and a strong partnership as an
ally, trusted ally, through many, many years. But no doubt, the rhetoric we have heard the last year is unacceptable for us.
It is talking about acquiring Greenland and so on. That's, of course, unacceptable, and that will make something in the way of thinking of each
other. But as I said, also we still in Greenland, hope for and work for to get a good dialog ongoing, so we can have a partnership in mutual respect,
with respect for the red lines we already have drawn.
Then I think we can have a good relationship afterwards. But of course, it's also difficult when you -- every night hears threats about acquiring
and taking. Until yesterday, we couldn't rule out anything. Try to imagine how it is as Greenlanders, as people here, peaceful people in Greenland, to
hear and see in the media every day that somebody want to take your freedom.
That's of course, that will make the Greenlandic people think otherwise, right? But the government of Greenland and the Greenlandic people are still
seeking a respectful and reliable partnership. We are trusted ally. Have been for many years. The Kingdom of Denmark and the United States stood
side by side for many years, also in tough times, and that's what we need to bring back.
And as I also stated in my first statements, this is not only about us, this is actually about something much bigger. It's about the world order,
the principle we have built it, the world on the western alliance on, that have kept the world safe for many, many years. That's nothing to gamble on,
and that's what we are playing trying to state, and we are ready to do it through democracy, diplomacy and through the right channels --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much for taking my question. The Americans have also showed interest in Greenland's natural resources,
minerals. Do you envision that as being part of a deal being struck with the Americans, and would you be willing to give the Americans preferred
access to your critical minerals? Thank you.
NIELSEN: Thank you. First of all, again, I don't know what's in that deal. I think they are the discussion that we actually will come in a future
working group will address that. But in terms of cooperation with our resources, we know we have huge potential, and we have said from the
beginning, let's have respectful conversations and talk about how we can strengthen the partnership, also in terms of our mineral resources.
No doubt in Greenland, if you want to exploit you of course, have to respect our legislation and our very high environmental standards, because
that's a part of us.
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That's a part of our culture. But let's talk about it. If you just say you want something, without talking about it, using diplomacy and in a
respectful manner. Is of course, it will be a tense partnership, but we are ready to talk. We are ready to discuss anything in mutual respect, and then
we have some TVE Spain. Is that right? Yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, thank you for taking the question TVE television, Espanola. My name is -- My question is, do you believe 100 percent the
words by Mr. Trump that is not going to take over Greenland by force? Thank you.
NIELSEN: Of course, we have to believe what he says. Look, what I want to believe in is, it's the frame of the that that made peace in the world for
many, many, many years after some horrible times. What we want to believe is, is we are a close and beloved ally of the western alliance.
And that's also what we have to believe this is, as I said, this is about world order. This is about international law. This is about respecting
territorial integrity. I believe that the world will not take that turn so drastically. I have to believe that, and I believe the western alliance, in
a good partnership, can grow to be better, also for the Greenlandic people and the Kingdom of Denmark. Political, it's not here --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi. Thank you -- from the Associated Press. There have been a lot of big statements, but I'm interested to know what information
you have concretely that the Americans have raised specifically about what they want from Greenland in terms of bases and minerals.
And are you concerned that this situation may actually go on until Trump leaves the White House?
NIELSEN: What I want to say is that as I said, I don't know what there is in the agreement or the deal about my country that over some discussions I
didn't attend. I don't know what concrete in it. What I'm saying is that we have a high-level working group that will sort things out.
And as I also said, that Mark Rutte and his discussion with Trump, what we know is that he delivered the message that we actually have delivered a
couple of days ago with our representative from the government of Greenland, Vivian Motzfeldt, we are willing to do more in a nature frame.
We are ready to also have a concrete NATO mission in Greenland to cooperate. And that's where we stand. Thank you.
LUCAS TOMILSON, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Mr. Prime Minister, Lucas Tomlinson Fox News.
NIELSEN: You need a microphone.
TOMILSON: Lucas Tomlinson, Fox News. Mr. Prime Minister, would you welcome an increased presence of U.S. forces here in Greenland? Do you want to see
the Golden Dome missile defense shield deployed here?
NIELSEN: I want a respectful and good dialog where we can discuss that kind of things. We already have a defense agreement with the United States
through the Kingdom of Denmark. We are part of the NATO framework. We are willing to discuss and do more we need.
We have a responsibility, so let's talk about it through the right channels, in a respectful manner. Then I'm sure we can work something out
that benefits all of us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- How do you view the fact that President Trump is no longer talking about taking over America? It is no longer coming with
threats? Do you view that as a concession in his part?
NIELSEN: I mean, I'm glad, and I'm happy that he stated what he did yesterday. And I'm also glad that we have a high living working group that
can sort things out, and we can find out concretely what the interests of the U.S. are. As I said before, if we don't, if we cannot have a dialog
through the right channels, it's difficult for me to see what it actually is about other than when we see the media and wake up overnight where
something has been said, right?
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I can take one last question.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- Is for their support. Are you expecting more troops and support from France and European friends?
NIELSEN: Thank you. Yeah. I am really happy for the support the Greenlandic people. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have had this last year. It is
strange times, and we are also happy of the presence, military presence and our friends' allies, that contributes to that through in the frame of
Arctic resilience, in frame of NATO, we are ready to discuss more.
We also ready to do more and do it more permanently in Greenland. So, we are very happy for this report. We don't expect more now, but we will talk
about it, and we are ready to do it more permanently, actually also a permanent mission in Greenland that can coordinate, because one thing we
all agree on, the security of the Arctic and our region is important.
That's something everybody agrees on. Let's talk about how we then do it better. And if you want to, if you want a good security in the Arctic, you
also know how to handle that and how to do that. And that's why the exercises are important. But thank you so much for all for being here today
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MACFARLANE: You have been listening to the Prime Minister of Greenland there, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, speaking in Nuuk in response to the framework
deal announced earlier by NATO Chief Mark Rutte and Donald Trump overnight in terms of what they are going to do with Greenland.
And it was clear there from Greenland's Prime Minister that he is still very much in the dark over what is in that framework deal. He didn't seem
to know in terms of what was in it related to Greenland sovereignty or their mineral resources, but he did say that a working group is being set
up with the United States with NATO to address some of those concerns.
He talked multiple times about not wanting to breach Greenland's red lines, saying that his concerns over red lines were delivered to Mark Rutte, and
those have been passed on to the United States. But he said quite clearly that sovereignty was a red line for Greenland.
And he went on to talk about there now being an issue of trust with the United States over all that has happened in recent days. We will continue
to break this down from you and bring a bit more analysis after this quick break. Stay with us.
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MACFARLANE: We're back with our breaking news after having just heard the Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen speaking in Nuuk in the past
few minutes in response to the framework deal announced by NATO Chief Mark Rutte and President Donald Trump.
Let's bring in CNN Global Affairs Analyst Kimberly Dozier, who was also listening in to this press conference, joining me now. It was quite
startling to me, Kimberly, to hear the Greenland Prime Minister there quite clearly, saying that he was still very much in the dark over the details of
this deal. What did you make of it?
KIMBERLY DOZIER, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Yeah, this is all about Greenland, and yet, Greenland and Denmark know nothing about what has
staved off this attack on its sovereignty by Donald Trump. It seems that the NATO Chief, Mark Rutte has convinced Trump to consider something along
the lines that European ambassadors were already proposing.
Some reporting has bubbled out that they have talked Trump into setting up something like an Arctic Sentry patrol. This is similar to the Eastern
Sentry and Baltic Sentry patrols that NATO allies are doing to signal to Russia that they've got to stop interfering with things like underground
cables or running ghost fleet ships through these areas.
So perhaps talking about this and convincing Trump that he already has a great deal of latitude because of the 1951 treaty that, that has headed
this off. But you just add the official right there say, you know, he doesn't know what is being discussed, and he's not sure that Donald Trump
will stick to this and not revert to his verbal attacks, and who knows what else to take possession of Greenland.
MACFARLANE: Yeah, and it was interesting to hear him state quite clearly that sovereignty continues to be a red line for Greenland. I mean, that
coming after we heard Donald Trump this morning in an interview to Fox News saying the United States now had total and infinite access to Greenland.
I mean, what is the likelihood of Donald Trump wanting anything short of sovereign ownership of those military bases that you've just outlined?
DOZIER: Well, look, Donald Trump fixated on Greenland in his first term, and he's returned to it in his second term, and some of those people around
him who know him well are a little bit baffled by the fixation, but those inside the bubble have basically decided to work with him to try to make
this a reality.
Your job is in peril if you stand up to him behind closed doors as a member of the Trump Administration and tell him that this is a stupid idea. So
basically, what you've got are a lot of people who have his ear trying to convince him that look, Greenland wants you to develop their minerals.
No one seems to have explained to Donald Trump, though, that those mineral resources are very, very hard to get to, and that with the 1951 treaty, you
could expand your military presence in Greenland to tens of thousands of troops. You just have to ask them, and you just have to build the basis.
Again, that's why I think you've got such a sense of bewilderment from the leader on the podium, behind the podium today, saying, you know, we've been
talking about all of this. We want to talk about this. We'd love to develop those resources work with us.
MACFARLANE: Yeah, it certainly was a sort of what I felt when he was speaking is that it highlighted the powerlessness of his position. You
know, he was asked about how shaken Greenland's relationship with the United States is over all of this, and he said, the rhetoric that we've
heard is unacceptable.
It will lead to change in how Greenland is, interact, think and deal with the United States in the future. And it's a stark when you think about just
yesterday, Kimberly, we heard or Tuesday night, I think it was we heard this prime minister standing on the podium and preparing his people.
He said he actually asked Greenlanders to prepare for everything. So, it has been a really tumultuous three days on the ground there.
DOZIER: Yeah, it really has. And what he said there in public has mirrored what I've heard from European officials over the past several days.
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They are shocked. They say things like the trust is gone. You know, he was a bit of a drama and chaos factor in the first administration, but this
time around, he threatened not to walk out of NATO, but to attack a member of NATO. I had one diplomat convinced he was going to send those 1500
troops that are on standby in Alaska, not to Minneapolis, but to seize the main commercial airport in Greenland.
So, I mean, I've had -- I've talked to reasonable people who consider themselves, you know, at least, if not Trump whispers, people who've
watched Trump for a long time, and this one threw them for a loop. It's going to end up unifying Europe even more strongly than the Russian
invasion of Ukraine did, because people really feel like it's not that as President Trump was saying, hey, if we invoked Article V, no one would come
to our aid.
Europeans believe if any of them invoked Article V that Trump wouldn't come to their aid?
MACFARLANE: Yeah. I mean, as you say, the tone of this speech echoes what we've been hearing from European leaders in recent days as they've really
hardened their stance towards the United States, and they, of course, are heading to Brussels tonight for that emergency summit.
Do you think how will they be viewing this speech from the Greenland Prime Minister. And to your point, do you think havoc wreaked by Donald Trump in
recent days can be reversed any time soon?
DOZIER: I don't think it can be reversed any time soon, because he's still in office and he's going to keep doing this. I mean, his own staffers will
tell you they don't know which way he's going to go next. His chief of staff keeps the television in her office with the Truth Social feed up so
that she can see what Donald Trump is thinking.
So, for European officials, you know, Greenland has become a symbol for all of them, and to have the Greenland Prime Minister basically say, you know,
we're offering to work with you. Why are you kicking us in the gut? What, why are you doing this? That bewilderment is being shared by European
publics.
Even some of the very nationalistic parties that were normally very pro Trump are saying, hey, this is about sovereignty. This is about our
sovereignty. If you take Greenland, what's next? So, I think it's creating antibodies that are, you know, not only going to fuse some of the European
effort, but also drive them into finding other markets, not only depending on each other for defense, but you're going to see a warming of Chinese
trade ties which the Biden Administration had very effectively worked on severing between Europe and China.
You're going to see a lot of different leaders hedging their bets and learning just how to basically hold their nose and try to keep Donald Trump
contained for the next three years.
MACFARLANE: Yeah, in the midst of claiming a New World Order, messaging, we've heard so much in the last sort of 24 hours. Kim, we really appreciate
your analysis. Thank you so much. Let's get straight to Nic Robertson, who was in that press conference in Nuuk.
And actually, asked the first question to the prime minister there, Nic. And the prime minister, as we were saying, still seemingly very much in the
dark, over what is in this deal? What did you make of it?
ROBERTSON: Yeah, he was very clear that he understood that Greenland and Denmark's red lines had been made clear to the president by Mark Rutte, the
NATO Secretary General, because the Foreign Minister of Greenland had met with Mark Rutte the day before.
He was also felt confident that Greenland's openness to have discussions with the United States going forward is something that had been
communicated by Greenland's Foreign Minister, Danish Foreign Minister in Washington last week. So, there was clarity that he felt that President
Trump now had the very clear message, there are red lines here that the country Greenland is open to discussions about the future, U.S. involvement
here, as long as it respects the sovereignty, territorial integrity.
But it was a quite a big takeaway that he, as Prime Minister of Greenland, does not have details yet about the agreement that's been reached that
President Trump has spoken about, that this is a deal that goes into the future that appears to be without and he didn't offer any details there.
In fact, he said he didn't have the details on it, but what he did say multiple times was that there are talks, and they will be happening at the
high level, which is what had been understood last week by the Danish Foreign Minister, the Greenlandic Foreign Minister when they had those
meetings inside the White House last week.
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That's the sort of point of where it all seems to be at, bizarrely, in so many ways, back to where we were a week ago, but now, absent the threat of
military force being used. And he did say that last night -- going into yesterday, he couldn't have said that, but today, the prime minister said,
now I can say and he said, I have to take it at face value that President Trump won't authorize, you know, a military annexation of Greenland.
I have to say, speaking on the streets here to people in Nuuk they are very cautious about taking Donald Trump at his word. I mean, people here still
feel that the President of the United States could flip at any moment. But the prime minister said that he had to take the president at his word, and
he felt that the framework was there.
I think it was also important that he cast that what is happening here with Greenland in that wider context, very happy with the strength of support
coming from European allies and partners, friends at the EU, NATO allies, that all of that was very important, and that this sort of staying within
democratic boundaries, within international law, that Greenland wants to do, that President Trump appeared to be on the verge of abrogating he said
that was very important for the general world order.
So, it's very clear the prime minister of this country of 57,000 people, and he's only been in office less than a year. He's 34 years old. Really
understands that he finds himself at the center of a huge geopolitical crisis that in essence, is still unfolding around him, although perhaps
he's been able to find a firmer footing since yesterday.
MACFARLANE: Yeah, a big moment, as you say, for a young prime minister. Nic Robertson, there from Nuuk, thanks so much, Nic. Stay with us. We'll be
right back after this quick break.
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MACFARLANE: Welcome back to "One World". I'm Christina Macfarlane in London.
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Here are some of the headlines we're watching today. U.S. President Donald Trump says the negotiations regarding Greenland currently give the U.S.
total access for defense. But one day after he announced a framework of a deal with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, details remain in short
supply.
And earlier, Trump vowed retaliation if any European countries sell U.S. stocks and bonds in response to his tariff threats. While in Davos,
President Trump launched his so-called Board of Peace. Fewer than 20 countries attended today's ceremony, and only a handful of America's
European allies are among the members.
The committee was originally tasked with overseeing reconstruction of Gaza, though Trump appears to be expanding that task to tackle broader go global
conflicts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Europe needs its own armed forces, suggesting Europe is too reliant on the U.S.
His remarks come after he held peace talks with President Trump earlier today in Davos. Trump told reporters afterwards, there's still a way to go
to ending the war. Rescue workers are rushing to find several missing people in New Zealand after a land site sent rubble barreling down a camp
site.
Police say the number of missing is in the single digits. Heavy Rain has forced evacuations, road closures and power outages on North Island. U.S.
Vice President JD Vance is expected in a bitterly cold Minneapolis next hour, where he's set to meet with I.C.E. agents and defend their tactics
during immigration operations there.
Clashes between protesters in I.C.E. agents are ongoing, and we're learning I.C.E. is asserting sweeping powers to forcibly enter people's homes
without a judge's warrant. That's according to an internal I.C.E. memo obtained by the AP. But Homeland Security officials say their agents are
being harassed, and that's what triggered Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to throw a chemical agent into a crowd on Wednesday. Take a look at
this morning.
Well push back against I.C.E. increased after an agent shot and killed American mother of three, Renee Good earlier this month. Well joining us
from the White House CNN's Alayna Treene is following this. So, Alayna, JD Vance, arriving at a highly, highly tense time in Minneapolis having been
really one of the loudest voices defending I.C.E.
What are we expecting from this visit? Who he's going to meet?
ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yeah, that's right. This is going to be a big moment for the Vice President Vance and really the Trump
Administration overall, as they're still working to try and at this point, really contain the level of protests that we're seeing in Minneapolis
following that fatal shooting of Renee Good.
And of course, the ongoing protest of I.C.E. overall and their immigration crackdown in this city. Look, actually, we did hear from Vance. He was
first in Ohio this morning. As you mentioned, Christina, he is on his way now to Minneapolis, but he was asked specifically about Minneapolis and
whether or not the immigration enforcement and law enforcement authorities in Minneapolis have made mistakes, kind of echoing something that the
president had actually said earlier this week when addressing reporters.
And Vance acknowledged that really his goal today with this visit is to try and calm tensions there. And he also did acknowledge as well that, of
course, some I.C.E. agents have made mistakes. I want you to listen to what he said.
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JD VANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Well, certainly one of my goals is to calm the tensions, to talk to people, to try to
understand what we can do better. You know, when the president says that there are that mistakes have been made.
You know, my thought on that is that, well, of course, there have been mistakes made, because you're always going to have mistakes made in law
enforcement. But the number one way where we could lower the mistakes that are happening, at least with our immigration enforcement, is to have local
jurisdictions that are cooperating with us.
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TREENE: So, the end there him saying, I think that was a notable point that he tacked on at the end there, saying that one of the ways that they
believe some of this tension can be tampered down a bit is if local authorities on the ground begin cooperating with the Trump Administration
and federal authorities.
Now look this is also a tense time because of what the Justice Department has recently done. They have served subpoenas to several high-profile
leaders in Minnesota that includes Minnesota Governor, a Democrat, Governor Tim Walz, the Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, and also the Attorney
General, Keith Ellison.
All to say, I think this is going to be important moment, because what I'm hearing in my conversations with people at the White House, Christina, is
that they recognize that, you know, they need to contain Minnesota, that they do not want this to get further out of hand, but they also do not want
to set a precedent with other cities that you know local leaders could potentially buck the administration's authority.
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And so, it's going to be a very telling moment indeed to see how Vance approaches this.
Yeah, that's an interesting point. We'll wait to see if this. Could potentially buck the administration's authority, and so it's going to be a
very telling moment indeed to see how Vance approaches this.
MACFARLANE: Yeah, that's an interesting point. We'll wait to see if this visit has the desired effect. Alayna Treene, appreciate it. Thank you. Jack
Smith is testifying on Capitol Hill right now. The Former Special Counsel led two failed attempts to prosecute Donald Trump.
So far, Smith has said he is not a politician and that he has no partisan loyalties, and he offered a forceful defense of his decision to charge
President Trump over his alleged role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, as well as over his handling of classified
documents.
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JACK SMITH, FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL: I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump.
Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity.
If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Democrat or
a Republican.
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MACFARLANE: Well, Republicans in the committee have been grilling Smith, accusing him of partisanship. Still to come, a landslide in New Zealand
decimates a camp site as heavy rain drenches the region. We'll bring you the latest as crew search for survivors there.
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MACFARLANE: Rescue crews are searching for survivors of a landslide in New Zealand. Reuters reports two people were killed, and several people,
including children, remain missing. CNN's Angus Watson has the report.
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ANGUS WATSON, CNN PRODUCER (voice-over): Cars, buildings crushed in the aftermath of a huge landslide that slammed into a Holiday Park in New
Zealand Thursday morning, families trapped under the debris.
TIM ANDERSON, NEW ZEALAND POLICE SUPERINTENDENT: It is possible we could find someone alive. So, I can't be drawn on numbers other than say it's
single figures.
WATSON (voice-over): The landslide happened around 09:30 in the morning local time at the foot of Mount Maunganui, a popular holiday destination on
New Zealand's north island. Heavy bouts of rain had flooded roads and homes had been evacuated in the area. Some, however, had remained at the beach
side Holiday Park, including Australian tourist Sonny Worrall.
SONNY WORRALL, AUSTRALIAN TOURIST: This huge tree crack and all this dirt come off like behind me, and then I look behind me and there's huge
landslide coming down.
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And I'm still shaking from it now, and yeah. And then I turn around, and I had to jump out from my seat as fast as I could and just run.
WATSON (voice-over): Worrall said, he jumped into a swimming pool as the landslide sent a caravan toward him at speed.
WORRALL: And then I dived across the other pool and looking behind me, and there was a caravan, caravan coming like right behind me. It was like the
scariest thing I've ever experienced in my life.
WATSON (voice-over): Police describe the disaster as a once in a century event, as officers, fire crews and emergency responders searched for
survivors. Angus Watson, CNN.
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MACFARLANE: OK, coming up on "One World", this year's Oscar nominees have just been announced. A look at who's competing and which film has the most
nominations, next.
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MACFARLANE: Welcome back the nominees for this year's Oscars were announced just hours ago with Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" capturing a record 16
nominations, including Best Film and Director. CNN's Lisa Respers France is joining me, having followed it all. So, who's riding high, Lisa, and who
got shut out?
LISA RESPERS FRANCE, CNN REPORTER: Well, you know, it's a star-studded cast against star studded cast, because, as you mentioned, "Sinners" is going
head-to-head with Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another". And I think in particular the Best Actor category is going to be so interesting
because we see there Michael B Jordan, who was nominated.
He was that picture was right before Ryan Coogler. He's nominated in the Best Actor category, and he's going up against Leonardo DiCaprio for "One
Battle After Another", and the man who has been the darling of this award season, Timothee Chalamet, for Marty Supreme.
So, people are also very interested in the snubs. So, if you were a "Wicked" for good fan, I'm so sorry that movie was not nominated, nor was
it stars Cynthia Erivo or Ariana Grande. So, there's some conversation about that. But also, people were not happy about Paul Mescal, who was shut
out and not nominated for his work in Hamnet, because it got a lot of buzz.
So that was kind of surprising. And so, you know, people are super stoked about what is going to be Hollywood's biggest night, because there were
some really big films this year and some really incredible performances. So, I'm just happy, I'm not voting. That's all I have to say --
MACFARLANE: You and me both got happy about "Wicked". Unhappy about "Wicked" as well.
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But as you say, I mean, people will dissect this, I'm sure in the days to come. Lisa, appreciate it. Thank you.
FRANCE: Thank you. Take care.
MACFARLANE: And stay with CNN. We will have more "One World" with my colleague, Bianna Golodryga, after this quick break. Stay with us.
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